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with the united nations being a traditional center for diplomacy of that is new to the united states to make a fresh start? the idea of center is a very transitional concept at this time. ideas are time and space are being transformed by transportation, communications technology. not everyone was thinking of it that way yet. interesting discussions heard people talk about distance. other people talk about it in terms of hours in the hour distance was changing. commercial aviation is about to take off and for that reason anyplace could make the argument when they got their fabulous airport, they were going to be the center of the world that could easily accommodate the united nations. they make this point with maps as you see here. this is the black hills campaign in b.c. the concentric circles moving outward and you see the airplanes coming in from each continent. everyone can get to rapid city. here's a similar promotion from atlantic city, which is very assertive in the competition as well any see them connecting everywhere. here is the st. louis promotion. bowdoin spring was decid
with the united nations being a traditional center for diplomacy of that is new to the united states to make a fresh start? the idea of center is a very transitional concept at this time. ideas are time and space are being transformed by transportation, communications technology. not everyone was thinking of it that way yet. interesting discussions heard people talk about distance. other people talk about it in terms of hours in the hour distance was changing. commercial aviation is about to...
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nations -- invitation to the united nations to bring its headquarters there to that region. it was a memorial act, um, to his son and to others who had died in the war. of so it was not as crazy as it may seem at first blush. it was, also, it's also a story that speaks to some of the themes that run through the book and this whole episode of the search for the capital of the world, and that's the generational story. the people who are pursuing this dream beyond all reason, although it seemed perfectly reasonable to them, um, i think of them as the parent generation of world war ii. they were people who were born at the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th, and by world war ii they are the civic leaders of their communities. many of them had served in war. for paul bellamy it was the spanish-american war era. he served in the philippines. many others had served in the first world war which was to be the war to end all wars. and here they were in the 1940s sending off their sons and daughters to another war. and often seeing sacrifice, the same sacrifices made
nations -- invitation to the united nations to bring its headquarters there to that region. it was a memorial act, um, to his son and to others who had died in the war. of so it was not as crazy as it may seem at first blush. it was, also, it's also a story that speaks to some of the themes that run through the book and this whole episode of the search for the capital of the world, and that's the generational story. the people who are pursuing this dream beyond all reason, although it seemed...
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an answer to the united nations appeal. as recruiting centers report heavy enlistment in washington. president truman addresses a meeting of the reserve officers association. gentlemen, wait, we face you. serious situation. we hope we face it in the cause of peace. the only reason for the action which was taken on the advice of all the brains that i could muster, was hoping always hoping that we would finally arrive at the peace in the world, which anticipated when we created the united nations. that's the only reason for the action. thank you very much. and again, at lake success, the security council meets to provide for a unified command. the president of the council, the korean delegate, to take a seat at the council table, the republic of how to take its place at the table. great britain's delegate speaks on the resolution after discussions with many delegations from the french government and his majesty's government. i've circulated the draft resolution that is before we know the council about seven to nothing for a u
an answer to the united nations appeal. as recruiting centers report heavy enlistment in washington. president truman addresses a meeting of the reserve officers association. gentlemen, wait, we face you. serious situation. we hope we face it in the cause of peace. the only reason for the action which was taken on the advice of all the brains that i could muster, was hoping always hoping that we would finally arrive at the peace in the world, which anticipated when we created the united...
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they look to the united nations. the united nations cannot handle this alone. we need collective power solidarity. otherwise our world will have more and more troubles. ladies and gentlemen, millions of people continue to suffer from the devastating consequences of government failures, injustice, inequality, violation of human rights and unbearable poverty. now let me just mention several cases. what i am going to say is not -- but serious situations. let us think about syria. this is the fifth year with the syrian people have been killed and displaced. meanwhile the parties continue to show little or almost no willingness to solve this through dialogue. this is why i've asked my special envoy to do maximum efforts to relaunch a political dialogue as a way to implement geneva convention. if anyone is truly serious about engaging in meaningful negotiations to end this nightmare he has to walk on this matter. i would like to make a special plea on the palestinians in the refugee camps. they are caught between the military civil government and the brutality. they
they look to the united nations. the united nations cannot handle this alone. we need collective power solidarity. otherwise our world will have more and more troubles. ladies and gentlemen, millions of people continue to suffer from the devastating consequences of government failures, injustice, inequality, violation of human rights and unbearable poverty. now let me just mention several cases. what i am going to say is not -- but serious situations. let us think about syria. this is the fifth...
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the charter of the united nations, which you are now signing. is a solid structure upon which we can build for a better world. history will honor you for it. between the victory in europe and the final victory in japan? in this most destructive of all wars you have won a victory against war itself. if we had had this charter a few years ago. and above all the will to use it. millions now dead would be alive. if we should falter in the future in our will to use it. millions now living will surely die. well, there's a time for making plans. and there's a time for action. the time for action is here now. let us therefore each in his own nation and according to its own way. seek immediate approval of this charter and make it a living thing. by this charter you have moved toward the goal. for which that gallant leader in this second world struggle worked and fought and gave his life franklin d roosevelt. this new structure of peace is rising up on strong foundation. let us not fails or grasp this supreme chance. to establish a worldwide rule of reaso
the charter of the united nations, which you are now signing. is a solid structure upon which we can build for a better world. history will honor you for it. between the victory in europe and the final victory in japan? in this most destructive of all wars you have won a victory against war itself. if we had had this charter a few years ago. and above all the will to use it. millions now dead would be alive. if we should falter in the future in our will to use it. millions now living will...
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when people say, people spoke about the united nations, to the united nations, a particular moment, the 5 most powerful people, on many occasions the united nations could not have been able to deliver timely and effective and powerful messages or action because of the divisions among security council members, look at the case of syria. a lot of people, a list of 6.6 million syrian people had become refugees in lebanon, progress and egypt and more than 5 million people living on the poverty line in egypt. most persistent and broken. this is a travesty but because of that the united nations is not been able to deliver humanitarian issues. i read yesterday the united states is trying to deliver food boxes but there should be no such restrictions when it comes to genuine humanitarian support and syria, so many countries around the world whose people are suffering without being able to say anything, and the united nations, as secretary general i tried my best, just the general functioning of the united nations system, secretariat and specialized agencies and other agencies, beating the expec
when people say, people spoke about the united nations, to the united nations, a particular moment, the 5 most powerful people, on many occasions the united nations could not have been able to deliver timely and effective and powerful messages or action because of the divisions among security council members, look at the case of syria. a lot of people, a list of 6.6 million syrian people had become refugees in lebanon, progress and egypt and more than 5 million people living on the poverty line...
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these deeds are registered as part of the united nations records. here is that deed and many palestinians carry there's -- carry theirs as they still carry the keys to their houses to this day. nevertheless, we have not been able to recover our property due to israeli laws disregard international law and united nations resolutions which affirm the right of the palestinian refugees to return to their homeland, recover their property and received just compensation. as enshrined in resolution 194. in contrast, israel, the occupying power has hold court hearings -- until our neighborhoods in jerusalem, which can only be characterized under international law as ethnic cleansing. which is rejected by our people and the international community as a whole is constitutes a crime under international law. this year, also marks 54 years since israel's military occupation of the rest of the palestinian territory in the west bank, including in jerusalem and the gaza strip in 1967. this occupation exists -- persists despite being concluded -- the oslo court to ach
these deeds are registered as part of the united nations records. here is that deed and many palestinians carry there's -- carry theirs as they still carry the keys to their houses to this day. nevertheless, we have not been able to recover our property due to israeli laws disregard international law and united nations resolutions which affirm the right of the palestinian refugees to return to their homeland, recover their property and received just compensation. as enshrined in resolution 194....
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at the united nations in york. our country faces an unprecedented series of crises and challenges both at home and abroad, global pandemic and economic recession and a reckoning around inequality and injustice and unprecedented levels of displacement, violence on the world and the exit central threat of climate change. in this moment i believe the credibility and values are at task and our test around the world and relationships our strength. we need to ask yourselves who we want to be and what example we hope to set for the rest of the world and as our base of the united nations the united states needs a leader who can advance not just our interests but our values, restore our alliances, rebuild bridges and develop relationships that allow us to manage disagreements, unpacked complex challenges and inspire the next generation of leaders. that is why i am so excited to have the honor of joining with senator cassidy and introducing ambassador thomas greenfield who is no stranger to this committee, to the diplomatic
at the united nations in york. our country faces an unprecedented series of crises and challenges both at home and abroad, global pandemic and economic recession and a reckoning around inequality and injustice and unprecedented levels of displacement, violence on the world and the exit central threat of climate change. in this moment i believe the credibility and values are at task and our test around the world and relationships our strength. we need to ask yourselves who we want to be and what...
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i wish to thank the secretary-general of the united nations, dr. david navarro, the senior coordination doctor, dr. chan of the w.h.o., and the personnel in liberia. we are also salute the leadership of the united nations and the presidency of the security council i devoting a special session to the ebola epidemic. we add to the diet effects of climate change and terrorism on the african continent, the ebola epidemic is a threat to the peace and security of african countries and the rest of the world. three countries on the condo directly involved, liberia, sierra leone and guinea. the latest figures of the w.h.o. report 2600 dead and thousands more reported cases. these figures may unfortunately be lower than the real ones because many cases go unreported. liberia is by far the heaviest affected countries because of the many cases in its national territory. however, a ball is not simply a public health crisis. it has humanitarian, social, and economic consequences which are long lasting of which may affect the economies of the countries affected.
i wish to thank the secretary-general of the united nations, dr. david navarro, the senior coordination doctor, dr. chan of the w.h.o., and the personnel in liberia. we are also salute the leadership of the united nations and the presidency of the security council i devoting a special session to the ebola epidemic. we add to the diet effects of climate change and terrorism on the african continent, the ebola epidemic is a threat to the peace and security of african countries and the rest of the...
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united nations in new york. our country faces an unprecedented series of crises and challenges both at home and abroad. and global pandemic and economic recession, reckoning around inequality and unprecedented levels of violence around the world and the existential threat of climate change . and in this moment, i believe our leader credit present value contact and around the world and our relationships are strained. we need to ask ourselves who we want to be and what example we hope to set for the rest of the world. it is our place in the united nations the united states is a leader who can advance to start interest on our values . and restore our alliances rebuild bridges and develop relationships and allow us to manage disagreements, unpacked complex challenges and inspiring the next generation of leaders. that is when so excited to have the honor of joining with senator cassidy and introducing ambassador linda thomas-greenfield . she's no stranger to this community. over the course of her 35 years of service
united nations in new york. our country faces an unprecedented series of crises and challenges both at home and abroad. and global pandemic and economic recession, reckoning around inequality and unprecedented levels of violence around the world and the existential threat of climate change . and in this moment, i believe our leader credit present value contact and around the world and our relationships are strained. we need to ask ourselves who we want to be and what example we hope to set for...
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so for the first time in the history of the united nations it's established a mission the united nations mission for ebola ebola emergency mission that wasn't gonna and we were trying to help others countries. and then over one dozen places in africa but for the first time in history imaginations are deployed with the united states and united kingdom with those military forces to block so pre- movement is a lockdown at that time so we were able to do that but in the case of corona 19 it was mainly done with the who that was at the beginning on the part of the united states the security council in the case of ebola even one day without a resolution was a serious threat of the community now what happened to ebola? it took three months for the security council to declare covid-19 was a serious effect and because of that division between those western powers and china so there is a huge difference even as a former secretary general to appoint with whom i worked very closely but then i advised him that this issue have poor organization not who alone. this is a lesson we must learn very seriou
so for the first time in the history of the united nations it's established a mission the united nations mission for ebola ebola emergency mission that wasn't gonna and we were trying to help others countries. and then over one dozen places in africa but for the first time in history imaginations are deployed with the united states and united kingdom with those military forces to block so pre- movement is a lockdown at that time so we were able to do that but in the case of corona 19 it was...
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and this conference is cosponsored by united kingdom, kuwait and germany and united nations. we have already spent extended invitation cosigned by the leaders of these four countries and myself. in march in switzerland i have asked high commissioner for refugees, yes, unhcr, duly appointed high commissioner to convene a high level meeting to discuss resettlement plus. then in may we have world humanitarian summit meeting established in turkey, the margins, i think we can also discuss this matter as a part of this humanitarian support. then in september we are going to have this summit meeting on migration issues are i understand that presence of the general assembly also his idea of convening it is an initiative sometime in july high level meeting on migration issues. so there will be a continuing commitment and continuing consultation in the community to discuss this issue at the global level. >> a question on syria, secretary-general. you use of the worst as soon as possible a short time ago about the cease-fire and about the face-to-face talks. the status communicate from
and this conference is cosponsored by united kingdom, kuwait and germany and united nations. we have already spent extended invitation cosigned by the leaders of these four countries and myself. in march in switzerland i have asked high commissioner for refugees, yes, unhcr, duly appointed high commissioner to convene a high level meeting to discuss resettlement plus. then in may we have world humanitarian summit meeting established in turkey, the margins, i think we can also discuss this...
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i, myself, have no plans of my own to organize the united nations. i will just address the basic parameters of such changes for solutions. the united nations, which emerged and the results of the second world war was still marked by the time of its creation. both for the makeup of its subsidiary bodies and institutions, nothing, for instance, other than the vision of victors and explain why the countries of germany and japan do not figure among the permanent members of the security council. in general, that critical 53 which makes reference to hostile states should be deleted from the u.n. charter. the criterion of the possession of nuclear weapons would be archaic in the new era opening up before us. the great country of india should be represented in the security council. the authority and potential of the council would also be enhanced by incorporating on a permanent basis italy, indonesia, canada, poland, brazil, mexico and egypt into this body, even if they do not possess the veto. the security council will require better support, more effective
i, myself, have no plans of my own to organize the united nations. i will just address the basic parameters of such changes for solutions. the united nations, which emerged and the results of the second world war was still marked by the time of its creation. both for the makeup of its subsidiary bodies and institutions, nothing, for instance, other than the vision of victors and explain why the countries of germany and japan do not figure among the permanent members of the security council. in...
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nations i was raised to come of age with that democracy without the united nations these experiences grounded me with the importance of opportunity and international cooperation and partnership and international and private with that development and human rights and climate change and so many things. and with those lessons that we have learned with those alliances and the refugees to understand our precious conditions why are we not doing better? for me and those and then when they need to think as citizens with a chance of covid-19 and with the climate crisis was disappointed to see the rich and the prosperous nation and then the leaders with at least 1 billion and at least $100 billion per year to address climate change. but now we can then even in the 19 nineties also with those individuals we have more alliances of civil society and the academics and philanthropic organizations. and with the climate change it with a sustainable development and then to have a unique percent interest with those resources and with those of the others in with a limited power so our support is with th
nations i was raised to come of age with that democracy without the united nations these experiences grounded me with the importance of opportunity and international cooperation and partnership and international and private with that development and human rights and climate change and so many things. and with those lessons that we have learned with those alliances and the refugees to understand our precious conditions why are we not doing better? for me and those and then when they need to...
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the united nations stands ready to undertake these important tasks. we welcome the meeting convened that brought together a broad spectrum of the syrian opposition here as a government and operation delegations are getting ready, the united nations stands ready to relaunch interest here in the talks mediated by my special envoy mr. de mistura. as set out in the communiquÉ, the parties must ensure the full and effective participation of women in these talks. this morning at the meeting i urged the issg to apply the necessary pressure on the street in parties to immediately the following confidence-building measures. first, stop the use of indiscriminate weapons against civilians, including barrel bombs which have continued despite the government's pledge to refrain from such assault. second, allow unconditional and unimpeded access for aid convoys. tens of thousands of people in basij areas have been forced to live on grass and weeds. this is outrageous. third, total tax on medical and educational facilities, and lift all restrictions on medical and s
the united nations stands ready to undertake these important tasks. we welcome the meeting convened that brought together a broad spectrum of the syrian opposition here as a government and operation delegations are getting ready, the united nations stands ready to relaunch interest here in the talks mediated by my special envoy mr. de mistura. as set out in the communiquÉ, the parties must ensure the full and effective participation of women in these talks. this morning at the meeting i urged...
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the united nations. the cities are shattered and vaccines still agree the peoples of the world came together as never before and left messages of support on their windows and they flipped in the evening of the front-line workers and prayed in unison asking to bring back the normalcy granted. a sense of shared humanity that allows them to do this. thank you. [applause] >> before giving the floor to the first speaker, i wish to remind members of the following. physically present in the assembly hall for the general debate. setting a precedent for the general debate. each member's of the state and the european union in this statement that should be replayed in the assembly hall after interruption who is physically present in the assembly hall. in accordance with united nations and records and the assembly in the document of the statement delivered by the statements for the present no later than the date on which the statement was placed on the assembly hall. the records of the meetings. the speaker for the
the united nations. the cities are shattered and vaccines still agree the peoples of the world came together as never before and left messages of support on their windows and they flipped in the evening of the front-line workers and prayed in unison asking to bring back the normalcy granted. a sense of shared humanity that allows them to do this. thank you. [applause] >> before giving the floor to the first speaker, i wish to remind members of the following. physically present in the...
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the question of korea became a united nations concerned in 1947. un's efforts to hold supervisory free elections throughout korea are blocked in the north by the soviet union. only in the south were elections held. the republic of korea was created and the national legislature elected the provisions for north korea's representation if elections could be held there. the first president -- these were elections in the south. >> the only legal government in korea. in december of 1948 the soviet union in a surprise move announced as she had removed her occupation troops from north korea. we found ourselves compelled to do the same in the south except for a small u.s. army advisory group which remained at the request of the korean government. the question of a unified korea remained unanswered. the future of the south korean people was another anxious american. ♪♪ rip korea's plan for unifying korea was made known to the world on june 25, 1950 and it was by military invasion. as six divisions of north korea's people's army slammed into the republic o
the question of korea became a united nations concerned in 1947. un's efforts to hold supervisory free elections throughout korea are blocked in the north by the soviet union. only in the south were elections held. the republic of korea was created and the national legislature elected the provisions for north korea's representation if elections could be held there. the first president -- these were elections in the south. >> the only legal government in korea. in december of 1948 the...
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relevant to the united nations conference. and organization. it is not the purpose of this conference to draft a treaty of peace and. the old sense of that term. this conference will devote energies and its labors exclusively to the single problem of setting up the essential organization to keep the peace. you are right the fundamental charter. as the broke up that first night, the task before them was clear to chart the course toward realist international cooperation to preserve peace. this the responsibility vested in them a war weary world. it was for this. they had gathered, at the invitation of the governments china, great britain, the ussr and, the united states. this was the step made possible by dunkirk in stalingrad and normandy, the burma road and midway planned for at casablanca, cairo. moscow. tehran, dumbarton oaks and yalta. delegates from 46 and later 15 nations were there but there in spirit to where the victims of warsaw coventry, shanghai, laodicea, the hopes of the living in the dead were concentrated in the hands of the repr
relevant to the united nations conference. and organization. it is not the purpose of this conference to draft a treaty of peace and. the old sense of that term. this conference will devote energies and its labors exclusively to the single problem of setting up the essential organization to keep the peace. you are right the fundamental charter. as the broke up that first night, the task before them was clear to chart the course toward realist international cooperation to preserve peace. this...
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he appears in histories of the united nations. this is all sort of the throwaway line, the shorthand for expressing the ridiculous lengths that the american booster campaign went to. however, i spent little time in south dakota and a little bit of time getting to know paul bellamy and his campaign. i came to have some different ideas about it. it seemed a little out there and wacky for being on the potential capital of the world. can see paul is driving fdr and they are on their way to a dedication on mount rushmore. he was the owner of a transportation company. so often told him to drive the celebrities that came to mount rushmore or other sites in the region. and he organized tours for other visitors. he was a big local booster of tourism and locally beneficial projects. he was always in him. always part of major projects the reason why the black hills of south dakota were a contender, at least so far as they were concerned, during the second week of september of 1944, the united states army air force submitted a telegram of tra
he appears in histories of the united nations. this is all sort of the throwaway line, the shorthand for expressing the ridiculous lengths that the american booster campaign went to. however, i spent little time in south dakota and a little bit of time getting to know paul bellamy and his campaign. i came to have some different ideas about it. it seemed a little out there and wacky for being on the potential capital of the world. can see paul is driving fdr and they are on their way to a...
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thank you for your support for the united nations by sending those, nikki and kelly as my colleagues had said, another colleague mentioned d prk but 2020 will be the anniversary of the un and when you came to the un the first time, you said we would need a better united nations and we can support you in that. >> thank you very much. it is a pressure and privilege of being here, thank you. you mentioned lunch in london. i read an article with a funny headline. the 2% cut a free lunch. thank you. >> it is indeed a great honor for me. rhonda king is my name. i represent the smallest country to be elected to the security council, saint vincent and i think you are familiar with one of the islands. you had some business interests there and my prime minister since his greetings. i spoke with him yesterday and told him i was coming here, remind of our beautiful island and i would be remiss if i didn't complement you for appointing if you look around the table you would see only three on the council and we are on our way in. you have appointed tweet through great women during your tenure so i
thank you for your support for the united nations by sending those, nikki and kelly as my colleagues had said, another colleague mentioned d prk but 2020 will be the anniversary of the un and when you came to the un the first time, you said we would need a better united nations and we can support you in that. >> thank you very much. it is a pressure and privilege of being here, thank you. you mentioned lunch in london. i read an article with a funny headline. the 2% cut a free lunch....
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it's very easy to throw stones at the united nations. at the highest level, at the more technical level like we set, it's very easy to do that and say, oh, it's not delivering. you cannot blame the united nations for individual member state politics. it really is as simple as that. but why am i saying this? because it's had stones thrown at it for -- we need a new global treaty, we need binding rules, they're not delivering, it's deadlocked, they don't progress. but if you're going to have valuable and important discussions, for example, the saudi space agency hosted a fantastic conference on active debris removal in february. two-day conference with every relevant stakeholder to that topic. being present. really, really great. both at institutional level, industry level. but none of the decision makers, the policymakers who reflect on these questions within the committee, the committee which does have the unequivocal mandate on this, were there. because vienna is the hub where these discussions happen. so we have to find ways of bringin
it's very easy to throw stones at the united nations. at the highest level, at the more technical level like we set, it's very easy to do that and say, oh, it's not delivering. you cannot blame the united nations for individual member state politics. it really is as simple as that. but why am i saying this? because it's had stones thrown at it for -- we need a new global treaty, we need binding rules, they're not delivering, it's deadlocked, they don't progress. but if you're going to have...
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the united states is by far the single largest contributor to the united nations and its agencies. we do this in part to advance her values and interests. when that happens our participation in the un produces great good for the world. together we see, close, and educate desperate people. we hold out machines accountable. we do this because it represents who we are, it is our american way. but, we will be honest with you, when we make generous contributions to the un, we also have a legitimate expectation that are good willis recognized and respected. when a nation is singled out for attacking this organization, that nation is disrespected. what's more, that nation is asked to pay for the privilege of being disrespected. in the case of the united states, we are asked to pay more than anybody else for that privilege. unlike in some un member countries, the united states government answers to its people. as such, we have an obligation to acknowledge when our capitals being poorly spent. we have an obligation to demand more for investment. if our investment fails we have an obligation
the united states is by far the single largest contributor to the united nations and its agencies. we do this in part to advance her values and interests. when that happens our participation in the un produces great good for the world. together we see, close, and educate desperate people. we hold out machines accountable. we do this because it represents who we are, it is our american way. but, we will be honest with you, when we make generous contributions to the un, we also have a legitimate...
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states at the united nations. surrounded by colleagues who are often hostile towards israel, she's never failed to point out the morality of supporting israel's right to exist, it's right to defend itself and its right to exercise the same sovereignty as any other nation on earth. when the security council intended to punish the united states for exercising our nations right to relocate the embassy in israel's historic and legal capital of jerusalem, ambassador haley announced she was taking names of the countries who cited against us. [applause] [cheering] when the palestinian representative publicly suggested that she needed to shut up, ambassador haley told him no and proceeded to speak the hard truth. when the human rights council insisted on continuing this one-sided obsession with criticizing israel while ignoring the actions of terrorists like hamas, the ambassador hayley led the united states to withdraw its funding and participation from that anti-semitic cesspool. [applause] as a representative of the va
states at the united nations. surrounded by colleagues who are often hostile towards israel, she's never failed to point out the morality of supporting israel's right to exist, it's right to defend itself and its right to exercise the same sovereignty as any other nation on earth. when the security council intended to punish the united states for exercising our nations right to relocate the embassy in israel's historic and legal capital of jerusalem, ambassador haley announced she was taking...
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the united nations must hold china accountable. in addition every year, china dumps millions of tons of plastic and trash into the oceans. over fishes other country's waters, destroy vast swaths of coral reef and emit more toxic mercury into the atmosphere than any country anywhere in the world. china's carbon emissions are nearly twice what the u.s. has and is rising fast. by contrast, after i withdrew from the one-sided paris climate accord, last year america reduced its carbon emissions by more than any country in the agreement. those who attack america's exceptional environmental record while ignoring china's brandon pollution -- rampant pollution are not interested in the environment. they only want to punish america and i will not stand for it. if the united nations is to be an effective organization, it must focus on the real problems of the world. this includes terrorism, the oppression of women, forced labor, drug trafficking, human and sex trafficking, religious persecution and ethnic cleansing of religious minorities. am
the united nations must hold china accountable. in addition every year, china dumps millions of tons of plastic and trash into the oceans. over fishes other country's waters, destroy vast swaths of coral reef and emit more toxic mercury into the atmosphere than any country anywhere in the world. china's carbon emissions are nearly twice what the u.s. has and is rising fast. by contrast, after i withdrew from the one-sided paris climate accord, last year america reduced its carbon emissions by...
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of the united nations. the u.n. is supposed to be responsible for palestinians, until they have achieved their inalienable rights. not until they achieve something that somebody might call a state. because you can go anything a state. doesn't make it viable, doesn't make a just, doesn't make it sustainable, doesn't make it any of those things. you can point to some bits of territory that are not contiguous that are, if you kind of imagine swiss cheese, the israeli controlled areas of the west bank and east jerusalem are the cheese. the palestinian areas are the holes. meaning that they are the parts that are not contiguous. the israeli territory is now contiguous. you can get from there to there. arial sharon, the late former prime minister once known and long known as the butcher of beirut for his involvement in the slaughter of citizens, civilians of palestinians and lebanese during the war of 1982, was very creative when it came to diplomacy. he invented this term that i thought was quite brilliant. he t
of the united nations. the u.n. is supposed to be responsible for palestinians, until they have achieved their inalienable rights. not until they achieve something that somebody might call a state. because you can go anything a state. doesn't make it viable, doesn't make a just, doesn't make it sustainable, doesn't make it any of those things. you can point to some bits of territory that are not contiguous that are, if you kind of imagine swiss cheese, the israeli controlled areas of the west...
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at the united nations. unless we allow the international system to be dominated by authoritarian states like china. i look forward to your testimony on strengthening the position at the un and how we can ensure they remain relevant and accountable to the world we are in and with that i will yield back. >> thank you, chairman castro. i yield to the ranking member you are now recognized for one minute for your remarks. in ten days we will commemorate the anniversary of the signing of the united nations charter. for the u.s. credit we have the tendencies of radical action around the world for decades the united nations is unfortunately by the council shockingly contrary to the founding of this body. members on both sides of the aisle must re-examine the relationship with the un system. we have an obligation to the constituents to ensure that their tax money goes to the work that benefits them i look forward to discussing ways we can reach they shared a gold standard and i'd like to thank you again for joining
at the united nations. unless we allow the international system to be dominated by authoritarian states like china. i look forward to your testimony on strengthening the position at the un and how we can ensure they remain relevant and accountable to the world we are in and with that i will yield back. >> thank you, chairman castro. i yield to the ranking member you are now recognized for one minute for your remarks. in ten days we will commemorate the anniversary of the signing of the...
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there are two parts to the united nations responsibility. one, is how they supervise the activities of the participating countries. what they do with the tcc to watch their conduct, it's not just a matter of sending them home, it is a matter of of making sure they do not do wrong when they are there. that is is the supervision responsibility which falls with the united nations. yes, we want to take action against countries that are not responding correctly but there should be accountability within the united nations itself. secondly, there needs to be certainly responsibility of the united nations to give clear direction to its civilian workforce as to what is expected, to give them adequate training, to have adequate supervision. again, so that the conduct is clearly understood and zero tolerance is clearly understood. of course if there are violations there is accountability. accountability not accountability. accountability not only removing those individuals but holding them responsible for their actions. that may very well require the u
there are two parts to the united nations responsibility. one, is how they supervise the activities of the participating countries. what they do with the tcc to watch their conduct, it's not just a matter of sending them home, it is a matter of of making sure they do not do wrong when they are there. that is is the supervision responsibility which falls with the united nations. yes, we want to take action against countries that are not responding correctly but there should be accountability...
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states, the united nations. i began my career as a journalist, moved by the harrowing images of prisoners in concentration camps. i traveled to the balkans recovered the horrors of the war in which kids were picked off their bicycles by snipers. bosnian muslim women were systematically raped and some 8000 unarmed men and boys were murdered in the largest massacre in europe since world war ii. i also saw the citizens of bosnia look in false hope to u.n. peacekeepers to protect them. in the end they found rescue only from the u.s.-led coalition that finally intervened to stop the slaughter. [applause] i was chilled by what i saw, and chilled equally by the slowness of the world response. i didn't understand how the world could save we have learned the lessons of the holocaust, and never again, only to witness sergey pfau, the rwandan genocide, and so much more. those questions with the epic this behind my first trip to israel nearly two decades ago. so much of what i saw there left an enduring impression but nothi
states, the united nations. i began my career as a journalist, moved by the harrowing images of prisoners in concentration camps. i traveled to the balkans recovered the horrors of the war in which kids were picked off their bicycles by snipers. bosnian muslim women were systematically raped and some 8000 unarmed men and boys were murdered in the largest massacre in europe since world war ii. i also saw the citizens of bosnia look in false hope to u.n. peacekeepers to protect them. in the end...
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there's the united nations refugee commission. one body takes care of the refugees and settles them. the other is a permanent institution that drains billions of dollars from the united nations. why not combine them? >> it's not the separate and dealing with the refugees. when it comes to the refugees, the united nations high commissioner for refugees what is known as the u.n., that is a deep organization. there are not at this moment for 34 million refugees around the world. there are 100 million people every day united nations has to feed a breakfast, lunch and dinner 100 million people. that is a huge challenge. so all humanitarian agencies are providing food and humanitarian assistance daily. all these refugees when they are categorized as international refugees then it is taking care of this and has some specific to address the issues of the refugees, the palestinian refugees. this commissioner general is now taking care of the palestinian refugees under this mandate. this again requires a lot of support from the internationa
there's the united nations refugee commission. one body takes care of the refugees and settles them. the other is a permanent institution that drains billions of dollars from the united nations. why not combine them? >> it's not the separate and dealing with the refugees. when it comes to the refugees, the united nations high commissioner for refugees what is known as the u.n., that is a deep organization. there are not at this moment for 34 million refugees around the world. there are...
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ambassador to the united nations, where she served until 2019. ladies and would you please welcome ambassador nikki haley and blake kernen. if you will provide for the first woman to serve as governor of south carolina? think my good answer was always people underestimate it and i go back to the bible in going it wasn't a long one. a challenge comes and i'm so overprotective the things that i just i just work at all i know how to do is work. and i don't stop until i feel like things are taken care of. if you can give a person a job, you take care of a family. and we watched a lot of families get taken care of over the past couple of years. president elect has asked south carolina governor nikki haley to be his ambassador to united nations and she's accepted. the daughter of indian immigrants is considered rising star in the republican party. haley would be the first woman appointed to trump's cabinet. for anyone that says you can't get anything done at the un, they need to know there's a new sheriff, that there is a new u.s. u.n. you are going to
ambassador to the united nations, where she served until 2019. ladies and would you please welcome ambassador nikki haley and blake kernen. if you will provide for the first woman to serve as governor of south carolina? think my good answer was always people underestimate it and i go back to the bible in going it wasn't a long one. a challenge comes and i'm so overprotective the things that i just i just work at all i know how to do is work. and i don't stop until i feel like things are taken...
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that is performed at the united nations. people in america are not happy with the growth and particularly with what seems to be this expanding reach. the united nations place an important role when it comes to peacekeeping, nations being able to sit down and resolve their differences, but this continued growth and this continued reach into areas that really are the sovereign concern of an individual nation bothers me and i think it bothers a lot of americans. >> may ask you to be more specific? if not peacekeeping, what do you have in mind? >> well, i'm talking abut the continued growth and size and its reach into areas. i have one particular item in mind, but i won't raise it. it would probably divide the panel. but this continual reach into matters that are sovereign concerns of individual nations, it's concerning. ♪ let me if i could address two dimensions, the growth and then maybe treaties, you injuries which tend to a raise sovereignty concerns. so in terms of the size, you mentioned peacekeeping and i appreciate you
that is performed at the united nations. people in america are not happy with the growth and particularly with what seems to be this expanding reach. the united nations place an important role when it comes to peacekeeping, nations being able to sit down and resolve their differences, but this continued growth and this continued reach into areas that really are the sovereign concern of an individual nation bothers me and i think it bothers a lot of americans. >> may ask you to be more...
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united nations system. the if confirmed, how will you use the power of america's vote and voice on the security council to hold china accountable for its behavior within the united nations and beyond? >> senator, thank you for that question, and i see that my highest priority if i'm confirmed at the united nations, and that is to push against chinese influence in the security council, and it will mean working with our allies and bringing them on board and getting their support to push back against the chinese, and as i said earlier calling them out every opportunity that we have on their efforts to -- to have greater influence on the united nations and to bring a set of values to the united nations that does not fit the organization that we all support. >> so i'm -- let's tease that out. i'm going to unpack that a little bit. so you'll work with partners and alice to apply greater leverage. that makes some sense to me. how will you approach this differently than the previous administration are, and you'll n
united nations system. the if confirmed, how will you use the power of america's vote and voice on the security council to hold china accountable for its behavior within the united nations and beyond? >> senator, thank you for that question, and i see that my highest priority if i'm confirmed at the united nations, and that is to push against chinese influence in the security council, and it will mean working with our allies and bringing them on board and getting their support to push...
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ambassador to the united nations. i said i don't even know what the united nations does. i just know everybody hates it. [laughter] >> he said the president is going to call you on monday. i need you to think about this. we get home. my husband's on the computer, he said nikki i think you would be really good at this. it wasn't a good time. our son was 15. i didn't -- it would have been a tough time to move him. our daughter was a freshman in college. michael and i, my husband, we take care of my parents. they're both in their 80s. my mom has parkinson's. it would have been a tough move to go to new york. the president called that monday. he said all right, nikki, are you going do this? i said sir there would have to be some conditions for me to consider. he said what are they? i said i've been a governor. i don't want to work for anyone again. i would want to work directly with you because it would need to be a cabinet decision. he said done. i said i'm a policy girl. i would want to be in the room when decisions are made, i would need to be on the national security coun
ambassador to the united nations. i said i don't even know what the united nations does. i just know everybody hates it. [laughter] >> he said the president is going to call you on monday. i need you to think about this. we get home. my husband's on the computer, he said nikki i think you would be really good at this. it wasn't a good time. our son was 15. i didn't -- it would have been a tough time to move him. our daughter was a freshman in college. michael and i, my husband, we take...
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charter is and i quote -- "membership in the united nations is open to all peaceloving states." peaceloving -- what a joke. does anyone doubt that the palestinians fail to meet these criteria? did anyone hear any palestinian leader even condemn the massacre of our children? the palestinian authority is absolutely -- has absolutely no control over gaza. you all know it. everyone knows it. but even in judeo samaria entire neighborhoods and cities are ruled by other terrorist gangs, and rely on others and the palestinian authority ironically has no authority. so who is that council voting to recognize today and give full membership status to? hamas in gaza? palestinian islamic jihad in nob loose? who is going to be in charge? this in itself is grounds enough to reject this reward for palestinian terror, the palestinian authority is the opposite of a peaceloving entity. the palestinian authority not only has not condemned the october 7 massacre, they are also paying monthly salaries to all of the terrorists that took part in it rewarding the rapists . this is a genocide loving entit
charter is and i quote -- "membership in the united nations is open to all peaceloving states." peaceloving -- what a joke. does anyone doubt that the palestinians fail to meet these criteria? did anyone hear any palestinian leader even condemn the massacre of our children? the palestinian authority is absolutely -- has absolutely no control over gaza. you all know it. everyone knows it. but even in judeo samaria entire neighborhoods and cities are ruled by other terrorist gangs, and...
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and should the united states continue to engage with this organization, the united nations? >> that united nations, it's a farce. i mean that the first thing ii will say. it was, it's fine because every time the united nations is not for the faint of heart. everyday fellow gas buddy on body armor because you knew you would have a fight. b you just did know which country you fighting that day. if you look at the united nations i purposely didn't study it too much.ud i wanted to go in with fresh eyes. i wanted to be able to go and ask for forgiveness. what i did was i didn't learn the dues and downs of the u.n. that i did go in with one concept. i wanted towe make sure that evy country knew what america was for and what we were against. i didn't care if they didn't like me that i wanted into respect america. and as we went in there it was something that, i said not realize it is going to get so much attention but i said look, with the unitedd states, if you've got our back will have the backs of our allies but we will be taking names of our adversaries. and the united nations
and should the united states continue to engage with this organization, the united nations? >> that united nations, it's a farce. i mean that the first thing ii will say. it was, it's fine because every time the united nations is not for the faint of heart. everyday fellow gas buddy on body armor because you knew you would have a fight. b you just did know which country you fighting that day. if you look at the united nations i purposely didn't study it too much.ud i wanted to go in with...